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in 1998 it was moved to a pedestrian plaza. The ten-foot bronze statue is mounted on a white marble shaft and depicts Columbus "in a militant pose, holding a cross in his left hand and pointing westward with his right." Funding for the statue was through private subscription. While on county-owned
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become contentious around 2020 when there were calls for removal and subsequent rebuttals of their retention. Archimedes Aristedes Michael Giacomantonio (1906 – 1988), also known as Jock Manton, a corruption of his surname. was a native
100: 17: 354: 379: 587: 582: 204: 517: 146:. A plaque was added to the pedestal when rededicated on October 12, 1992, in memory of Edward F. Zampella, the "Voice of the Columbus Day Parade." 607: 441: 66:. The statue created in 1937 is a bronze depicting Columbus with a sword hanging from his belt and a cross around his neck, on a granite pedestal. 632: 532: 602: 592: 456: 209: 597: 622: 612: 177: 230: 542: 466: 153: 627: 617: 502: 558: 322: 268: 304: 137:) in Jersey City was dedicated on October 15, 1950. Originally situated in a traffic island across from 59: 35: 427: 138: 39: 143: 48: 355:"Columbus Statue Not Going Anywhere, Freeholder Speculates | Jersey City, NJ News TAPinto" 181: 142:
land, it is not property of the county and is partially maintained by the local chapter of the
74: 184:. Made in 1979, the bronze bust of Columbus is situated on a granite pedestal. It was cast at 414: 380:"Statues of Christopher Columbus have fallen across the country. Could Jersey City be next?" 483: 340: 286: 43: 398: 8: 63: 152:, is a work created by Giacomoantonio when he was 19 years old. The graduating class of 185: 163: 70: 442:"Boy Sculptor, Once Praised by Caruso, Makes Statue of Lincoln and Sells It to School" 538: 462: 402: 94: 576: 116: 102: 518:"Hidden in plain sight Sometimes overlooked, downtown statues tell stories" 244: 80: 501:
Times, Walter H. Waggoner Special to The New York (August 18, 1976).
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Reproductions of the work were installed in Columbus Park in
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List of monuments and memorials to Christopher Columbus
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Historical Highlights: Jersey City Police Department
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Statue of Christopher Columbus (Giacomoantonio)
Hudson County, New Jersey
Archimedes Giacomantonio
Columbus
Jersey City
Hudson County park
Hoboken
Memphis, Tennessee
Hazleton, Pennsylvania

Journal Square
40°43′56″N 74°03′47″W / 40.732142°N 74.063114°W / 40.732142; -74.063114 (Statue of Christopher Columbus)
Loew's Jersey Theatre
Dante Alighieri Society
Lincoln High School

Palisade Avenue
Union City
Roman Bronze Works
List of monuments and memorials to Christopher Columbus
List of public art in Jersey City, New Jersey
"Countywide calls to remove Columbus tributes"
"Lincoln's image presides almost unnoticed in Sparta"
"Hoboken - Christopher Columbus"
"Memphis - Christopher Columbus"
"Statue - Christopher Columbus"
"Hazleton - Christopher Columbus"
"Christopher Columbus Statue"
"Columbus Statue Not Going Anywhere, Freeholder Speculates | Jersey City, NJ News TAPinto"
"Statues of Christopher Columbus have fallen across the country. Could Jersey City be next?"

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